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Monday, November 1, 2010

Every year I challenge myself to make at least every other project between Halloween & New Year’s from my scrap bin. If I don’t set this challenge for myself, the scraps begin to get out of hand (I really think there is hanky-panky afoot in the basket when no one is looking).

In the spirit of my personal challenge,

I have a Quilt Contest for you!

Fabrics N Quilts

Scrap Challenge Quilt Contest

A scrap bin buster

54” x 54” minimum size

Entries must be completed quilts

Quilts can be entered in both challenges

Scrap, Strip or String quilts are historically a way to use up the smallest scraps & strips of fabrics from other projects. Quilters would put every string of fabric to use, in those times when there was no room for waste.
Even in our times, we all have a scrap bin that overflows or a collection of fat quarters stashed away longing for a project.
There are no design limitations on your challenge piece, other than overall size and that the quilt should utilize scraps of fabric in an obvious way/be the focus of your quilt, and the quilt must be finished (quilted).

So gather up your scraps & start designing your masterpiece!

You can even enter TWO ways!

Local Challenge

Voting open to all in-store customers from March 1-March 15. Any tie will be broken by store staff vote.

Quilts must be entered at Fabrics N Quilts by close of business February 28,2011.

All quilts must be labeled with quilter’s name and phone number (basted label on back is fine)

Quilts will be hung in the store during voting. Voting ends March 15th @ 5 P.M.

Quilts must be picked up from Fabrics N Quilts by March 31st

Grand Prize winner will receive $30.00 gift certificate to Fabrics N Quilts to use either in-store or online

have to think about this a little. i have a bazillion scraps..............10 years worth waiting to be put into a quilt. want to have a little of all my projects in it. this would be a good time to do it.